FIRE TRUCK CRASH IN N. TEXAS KILLS TWO

Two people are dead after a fire truck driving to Arkansas collided with a car near Bonham.

At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire truck was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 82 near F.M. 121 when a front left tire blew out on the truck. The driver then lost control of the vehicle, and the truck crossed into the westbound lane. The truck and a westbound approaching vehicle both veered into the ditch where the vehicles collided, Department of Public Safety Trooper Mark Tackett said.

Jose Chavez, 69, and a passenger, Ana Chavez, both of Reno, Texas, died at the scene. The fire truck was driven by Christopher Nelson, 22, of Austin, Arkansas. A passenger in the fire truck was transported to Texoma Medical Center from injuries sustained in the crash Continue reading…